"MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for EWI and More... for 2018-12-24 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for EWI, EWP, HEDJ, EPI, AMJ ,XLU, EPP, EWH, SLV and GLD. Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Italy Index has an assigned return rate of 4.07%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWI stock at 23.85 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Italy Index Mar 2019 23 call for 1.75 for a net debit of $22.10 per share. This trade lasts 81 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Spain Index has an assigned return rate of 4.96%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWP stock at 26.42 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Spain Index Apr 2019 26 call for 1.64 for a net debit of $24.77 per share. This trade lasts 115 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.76%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Wisdomtree Intl Hedged Equity has an assigned return rate of 2.24%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HEDJ stock at 55.88 per share and selling one contract of the Wisdomtree Intl Hedged Equity Feb 2019 55 call for 2.10 for a net debit of $53.78 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.49%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Wisdomtree India Earnings has an assigned return rate of 4.75%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EPI stock at 24.26 per share and selling one contract of the Wisdomtree India Earnings Apr 2019 24 call for 1.35 for a net debit of $22.91 per share. This trade lasts 115 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.10%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN has an assigned return rate of 6.69%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMJ stock at 22.17 per share and selling one contract of the JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN Jun 2019 22 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $20.62 per share. This trade lasts 179 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.64%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on S&P 500 Utilities Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.93%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLU stock at 53.81 per share and selling one contract of the S&P 500 Utilities Sector SPDR Mar 2019 53 call for 2.31 for a net debit of $51.49 per share. This trade lasts 81 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.21%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan has an assigned return rate of 3.53%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EPP stock at 39.61 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Apr 2019 39 call for 1.95 for a net debit of $37.66 per share. This trade lasts 115 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 11.20%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index has an assigned return rate of 5.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWH stock at 22.47 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Jun 2019 22 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $20.92 per share. This trade lasts 179 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 10.42%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares Silver Trust has an assigned return rate of 10.92%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SLV stock at 13.73 per share and selling one contract of the iShares Silver Trust Jan 2020 13.5 call for 1.57 for a net debit of $12.16 per share. This trade lasts 389 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 10.25%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Gold SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.14%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GLD stock at 118.72 per share and selling one contract of the Gold SPDR Mar 2019 118 call for 3.20 for a net debit of $115.51 per share. This trade lasts 81 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 9.67%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Are you looking for a more conservative strategy that solves the pitfalls that come with covered calls investing? Check out our RadioActive Home Study Kit (http://www.poweropt.com/psDetails.asp?pid=25)! 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NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. STOCKS ON THE MOVE PM (PRGO), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) are moving higher this morning, while DXC Technology Co (DXC), Textron Inc. (TXT) and Xerox Corp (XRX) are headed lower. CarMax, Inc (KMX), and NEWTEK Business Services Corp (NEWT) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while RPM International Inc. (RPM) was downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.48%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.43%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.14% the Hang Seng is down -0.4% and the Nikkei 225 is down -1.11%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.21%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.52%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.83% and the CAC 40 is down -1.32%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.72 at 44.87 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.49 at 53.33 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.13 at 3.68. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 6.4 at 1263.34 per ounce. Platinum is up 5.53 at 792.69 while silver is up 0.05 at 14.75. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 879,492 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 989,679 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 1.13 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.74. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR None EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: None |
